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Hymenophyllaceae
| Description | The Hymenophyllaceae (filmy ferns and bristle ferns) are a family of two to nine genera (depending on classification system) and ca 650 known species of ferns, with a subcosmopolitan distribution, but generally restricted to very damp places or to locations where they are wetted by spray from waterfalls or springs. A recent fossil find shows that ferns of Hymenophyllaceae have existed since at least the Upper Triassic. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenophyllaceae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source Data |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Hymenophyllales : Hymenophyllaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Pteridophyta : Pteridopsida : Hymenophyllaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Hymenophyllaceae | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Consp. Regni Veg.: 3. Sep-Oct | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.J. Mabberley. 2000. The Plant-Book, 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 858 p. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Hinnbräkenväxter, Filmy Fern Family, Filmy Ferns, Hautfarngewächse, Hyménophyllacées | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenophyllaceae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Abrodictyum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Callistopteris genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Cephalomanes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Crepidomanes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Didymoglossum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hymenophyllites genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Hymenophyllum genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Polyphlebium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trichomanes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vandenboschia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Davallia hirsuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplophyllum ferrugineum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thyrsopteris brevipennis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thyrsopteris grevillioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thyrsopteris meekiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Trichomanaceae | GBIF | family | Plantae : Tracheophyta : Polypodiopsida : Hymenophyllales : Trichomanaceae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2000 | Hymenophyllaceae Mabberley |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
